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Walker sitting on a seat admiring sea views on the loontitetermairrelehoiner walk
loontitetermairrelehoiner walk (photograph: Geoffrey Lea)
60 Great Short Walks

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  • Dogs on leads are permitted
  • Parking
  • Picnic facilities
  • Short walk
  • Toilets

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    • Triabunna-Maria Island Field Centre
      1A Victoria St
      Triabunna TAS 7190
      Phone: 03 6165 4098
    40-60 minutes return by same route or a circuit via footpaths, 2.3km circuit
    Grade 2: Suitable for most ages. The track has a hardened or compacted surface that may have a gentle hill section or sections and occasional steps.
    Supervise children. Unpatrolled beaches. Unprotected track edges.
    The walk commences close to the centre of the town at the boatramp on Jetty Road just off the Tasman Highway (A3).

    About

    ​​Right in the heart of Swansea is a walk that offers spectacular views across the bay to the Freycinet Peninsula and Schouten Island. Named after the local band of Aboriginal people, it’s an easy 2.3km circuit track. It leaves from Waterloo Beach, skirts the coast around Waterloo Point, then reaches Schouten Beach. Waterloo Point became the site of the first European settlement in Swansea in 1827. 

    The track passes through a shearwater (muttonbird) breeding area. These remarkable migratory birds use burrows in which to breed.  They can be seen at dusk in the summer months when they return to their burrows after feeding at sea.

    This walk is managed by the Glamorgan Spring Bay Council.​

    Static map image of the loontitetermairelehoiner track around Waterloo Point, Swansea.

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      ​​Swansea is around 2 hours drive from Hobart on the Tasman Highway (A3) and a similar drive time from Launceston on National Highway 1.​​​​

      Where possible, please avoid driving in our reserves at night. You are sharing the roads with our native wildlife, so take it slow and watch out for animals on the road.

      To protect breeding shorebirds, dogs are not permitted on the track between dusk and dawn 15 September to 15 April.

      Dogs must be on a lead at other times. Dog owners must clean-up after their dogs and remove all dog droppings.

      Bikes are not permitted on the track.

      Facilities are located in the town centre.

      Find out other essential information for visiting Tasmania's parks and reserves on our know before you go section.

      Walker safety - day walks

      Even for a short walk on a fine day, carry a light pack with a weatherproof jacket, warm hat, water (1 litre per person for every 3 hours of walking), some high energy food and a first aid kit that includes an emergency space blanket. At the same time, be prepared for bright sunshine—carry a sunhat, sunglasses, sunscreen. Insect repellent can also make your walk more comfortable and be sure to take a rubbish bag and carry your rubbish out with you.

      If your mobile phone has a signal take it with you. Limit use of your phone to conserve the battery. If your short walk takes you into very remote areas it would be wise to pack extra food and an emergency shelter or tent.

      For full safety information please refer to Safety in parks.